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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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For months, many investors had viewed the 4.5% yield on the benchmark 10-year note as an attractive point to step in and buy bonds. But as yields surged through that level, market participants adjusted their view and opinion. Analysts and economists then believed that the 10-year yield was headi
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On the day the United States remembered the terrorist attacks 25 years ago, Malaysia was almost hit by a huge explosion on September 11 – a sudden release of Najib Razak from jail. Currently in Kajang Prison, Najib was scheduled to complete his term only on Aug 23, 2028 after securing a part
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Brent, the international benchmark, jumped above US$99 a barrel on Tuesday (Sept 8) - the highest since July - after Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen conducted strikes on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The oil prices also jumped as a result of retaliation from the U.S. that d
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Don’t criticize UMNO-Malays as we need their votes in the next general election - Anwar Ibrahim told Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the secretary-general of Democratic Action Party (DAP) who gladly obliged after Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition formed a unity government with UMNO-led Barisan Nas
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Donald Trump hails “historic” deal for the U.S. to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil, which critics slammed as a deal made at “gunpoint”. Of course, the U.S. has denied that the energy deal, which the U.S. president bragged as “the biggest oil deal in world history”, is an e
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Despite approval rating hitting 32%, Donald Trump’s worry isn’t about re-election or the Iran war. Instead, the U.S. president, whose second-term has seen the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied 57%, 70%, and 142% respectively, is deeply worried about a stock market crash. After all, he h
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A day before former human resources minister M Saravanan was charged on Friday (August 28) with receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million to approve foreign worker quotas, he publicly trumpeted how he had written to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday about what he called the Malaysian An
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Everybody from teachers to retirees joined South Korea’s stock market frenzy, betting prices would rise forever. Samsung Elecronics share price was up by 320% in June 2026 – a staggering jump from October 2025. In the same period of nine months, SK Hynix jumped by 710%. KOSPI Composite Index sk
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Wall Street's massive data edge is evaporating. The elite technology that once required a multi-million-dollar quantitative setup, dedicated server rooms, and teams of PhD mathematicians is now sitting on consumer laptops. This isn't about magical market forecasting or finding a flawless crystal ba
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August 26th, 2019 by financetwitter
Based on the number of negative comments on social media, it seems that PPBM (Bersatu) is not only a racist and an incompetent party, but also an organization that is increasingly untrustworthy. And there's a new man (actually a boy) who has given the party a black eye - a certification of approval [...]
August 25th, 2019 by financetwitter
Investors are looking for an endgame to the trade war between the world's two biggest economies - China and United States. But there has been no endgame since the dispute started since March 2018. Instead, it appears the endgame has just begun. And a global recession - even depression - looks inevit [...]
August 24th, 2019 by financetwitter
When starting or registering a business entity, you usually have a checklist of steps and requirements that you need to cross off to establish a solid legal foundation for your business. Finding a registered agent might be one of the items on your list, but what exactly is a registered agent?
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August 24th, 2019 by financetwitter
China has made good on its promise to retaliate against President Donald Trump's latest 10% tariff on US$300 billion worth of Chinese goods. On Friday (August 23), the Chinese State Council announced it decided to slap tariffs ranging from 5% to 10% on US$75 billion U.S. goods in two batches - effec [...]
August 23rd, 2019 by financetwitter
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revealed on Thursday (August 22) that only former Prime Minister Najib Razak had an interest in the misappropriation SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds. His partner-in-crime Jho Low (full name: Low Taek Jho), meanwhile, has no interest at all. However, de [...]
August 22nd, 2019 by financetwitter
Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were formally invited to Denmark by Queen Margrethe II in July and both had accepted the invitation. According to the White House, the U.S. president had been expected to participate in a series of bilateral meetings and meet with business leaders in the 2-d [...]
August 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
Whenever Donald Trump talks to his supporters, he would claim credit in his trade war with China. He repeatedly declared that his import tariffs on Chinese goods would force China to pay "US$100 billion" to the U.S. Treasury. The Chinese, not the Americans, was footing the bill for the tariffs he in [...]
August 19th, 2019 by financetwitter
Zakir Naik is toast. And it's hard to see how he can still be protected after what he has - stupidly - done. Has anybody noticed that until today, the two top guns of UMNO - Najib Razak and Zahid Hamidi - have yet to defend the controversial Indian Islamic preacher accused of spreading hate speech, [...]
August 18th, 2019 by financetwitter
President Trump may have scaled back tariffs on Chinese goods this week to spare holiday shoppers, but consumers are still likely to feel a pinch. He announced a new round of 10% tariff on US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, the remaining goods yet to be taxed, and even promised to raise the [...]
August 16th, 2019 by financetwitter
As expected, Zakir Naik, the controversial Indian Islamic preacher accused of spreading hate speech, laundering money, and funding terrorism by the Indian government was quick to use "misquoted" and "out of context" excuses to defend himself when his pants caught fire. Amusingly, the previous corr [...]
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